![Senator Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/62-2019-bio.jpg?itok=ZjptOPnn)
STATEMENT: Senator Ortt on Workers’ Compensation Reduced Rates
Antoinette DelBel
May 15, 2017
-
ISSUE:
- Workers' Comp Reform
![](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/press-release/main-image/workers_comp.png?itok=w6fLZr6v)
State Senator Rob Ortt (R,C,I-North Tonawanda) today issued the following statement after the New York State Workers’ Compensation board announced it is reducing rates by 4.5 percent, which will save businesses hundreds of millions of dollars.
“Earlier this year, I stood tall with my fellow Senate Republicans to call for meaningful workers’ compensation reforms. As part of the new budget, we secured the most comprehensive reforms, saving $700 million annually for businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities without shortchanging injured workers. Today, I’m proud to see our hard work starting to pay off. Over the years, Senate Republicans have taken measures to enrich and improve the lives of middle class families and small business owners, and have made many strides in finding ways to make New York State more affordable to live, work and run a business. This cost cutting measure is an important step forward for all New Yorkers that will pave the way for the creation of new jobs and economic growth.”
Share this Article or Press Release
Newsroom
Go to NewsroomMore Than 900 Phones Collected For Military Troops
December 14, 2015
![WWII Veteran Stanley Maziarz donates his cell phone and speaks with the media regarding the impact the drive will have on the morale of those active duty soldiers currently deployed](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/img_7381.jpg?itok=GgId1z7-)
![Senator Ortt is pictured with some of the more than 900 phones collected for troops stationed around the world.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/cell_phones_results.jpg?itok=61UUxOl5)
2016 Regional Priority Projects Unveiled
November 24, 2015
![The former hanger, located a few miles away from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and adjacent to the Niagara Falls International Airport, would serve as an emergency operations hub and shared training facility for first responders, law enforcement agencies and community organizations.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/emergency_hub.jpg?itok=fDb2Q_eR)